RALEIGH, NC – JUNE 2003 – Lufkin®, a Cooper
Hand Tools brand, has introduced its new Pro Series line of
high quality, competitively priced power tapes designed for
durability and long life.
The flagship product of the Pro Series line, designed to reduce
replacement costs, is the popular 25-foot measuring tape featuring
an end hook that tests show lasts ten times longer than competitor
models and a 1-inch wide blade that tests show lasts five
times longer than other heavy-duty blades.
The selection of Pro Series measuring tapes also includes
12-foot, 16-foot, 30-foot and 35-foot blade length tapes and
comparable metric models.
The Dura-Life™ 5-rivet end hook on Pro Series 1-inch
blades moves the rivets away from the center of the blade.
Instead, it puts two rivets on each side where the blade is
strongest. There is also a stainless steel reinforcement strip
that more than doubles the total material thickness of the
blade where the end is attached. A large fifth rivet at the
end of the strip provides additional strength.
Durability and extra blade life is also achieved through a
patented process allowing a Ny-Clad® nylon powder coating
to be applied to both sides of the entire blade.
The Pro Series 25-foot tape case is also 17 percent smaller
than the competition for better fit in the hand and for added
user comfort. It is expected to retail for approximately $16
while the other tapes in the line are expected to retail in
a range from $9 for the shorter tapes to up to $20 for the
35-foot model.
Pro Series measuring tapes are available at independent and
chain hardware stores, at specialty retail outlets including
Internet retailers, and through industrial distribution.
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Lufkin® Pro Series Measuring Tapes
Consumers may call 919 362-1670 for store location information.
For more information about these or other Cooper Hand Tools
products visit the web site at www.cooperhandtools.com.
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Test Data
Blade Life – Standard ASTM Test Method D968 for abrasion
resistance quantifies the durability of coatings by measuring
the amount of abrasive (in this case, sand measured in liters)
that can fall on a coating “until the substrate becomes
visible.”
End Hook Life – Measured using identical procedures
on test apparatus developed by Cooper Hand Tools. Test consists
of dropping a 0.2 lb. weight repeatedly down the length of
a vertically suspended and stabilized tape blade from a height
of 25 inches until the end hook breaks off. See Cooper Hand
Tools Brochure No. 550184 for additional details.
Media Contact: Doug Colafella – Burson-Marsteller
One Gateway Center, Twentieth Floor – Pittsburgh, PA
15222-1433
Phone – 412.394.6618
Fax – 412.394.6610
Email – doug_colafella@marsteller.com
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